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Russo-Persian Wars

  • Treaty of FinckensteinNapoleon I sought to strike at the British Empire from a new direction in 1807. He needed an ally who could threaten India, the jewel of his enemy's crown.
  • Russo-Persian WarsIn 1521, Shah Ismail I of the Safavid dynasty sent a diplomatic envoy to Tsar Vasili III of Muscovy. This marked the earliest official contact between the…
  • Russian conquest of the CaucasusIn the 9th century, Rus' traders appeared along the Volga trade route. They began raiding around the Caspian Sea from the late 9th century onward.